severe thunderstorms in the area caused some damage to homes on shore. >>> and in cairo, the new head of the egyptian coptic christian church was installed during a four-hour ceremony. the installation of the pope comes at a critical time in egypt's history, as the christian minority is seeing a surge in attacks since the uprising that overthrew hosni mubarak last year. christians make up between 6 and 10% of egypt's 83 million population. >>> president obama makes history this week during his tour of asia, with a controversial visit to myanmar. he arrived in thailand today, where he met with the thai prime minister. >> this is not an endorsement of the burmese government. this is an acknowledgment that there is a process under way inside that country that even a year and a half, two years ago, nobody foresaw. >> tomorrow, myanmar, president obama will meet with the nobel prize winner and visit the house where she was kept under arrest for years. the government continues to hold hundreds of political prisoners. >>> bay area travelers are hitting the roads ahead of the holiday rush. >>